The Hillcrest Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Skyline Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Hillcrest can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Jordan 16-0. That's two games straight that Hillcrest has won by exactly 16 runs.
Kyli Carrell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Carrell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Hillcrest got a massive performance out of Elliot Baddley, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Brooklyn Ricci was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Skyline and West finished up their match with a 13-13 tie.
Hillcrest's win bumped their record up to 13-8. Skyline's tie gives them a new season record of 5-9-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hillcrest hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Skyline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Hillcrest's way against Skyline in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 as Hillcrest made off with a 10-4 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Skyline's Hailey Louder, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Hillcrest to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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